# norsu
## Finnish
### Etymology

Originally a synonym (or rather a dialectal variant) of mursu (“walrus”) (see it for more). Before detailed information about the elephant spread to Finland, it was only known as a big, thick-skinned animal with handsome tusks, hence the initial confusion. The meanings diverged around 18th century.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnorsu/, [ˈno̞rs̠u]
* Rhymes: -orsu
* Hyphenation: nor‧su

### Noun

norsu
* elephant

#### Declension

Possessive forms of norsu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
norsuni
norsuni
accusative
nom.
norsuni
norsuni
gen.
norsuni
genitive
norsuni
norsujeni
partitive
norsuani
norsujani
inessive
norsussani
norsuissani
elative
norsustani
norsuistani
illative
norsuuni
norsuihini
adessive
norsullani
norsuillani
ablative
norsultani
norsuiltani
allative
norsulleni
norsuilleni
essive
norsunani
norsuinani
translative
norsukseni
norsuikseni
abessive
norsuttani
norsuittani
instructive
comitative
—norsuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
norsusi
norsusi
accusative
nom.
norsusi
norsusi
gen.
norsusi
genitive
norsusi
norsujesi
partitive
norsuasi
norsujasi
inessive
norsussasi
norsuissasi
elative
norsustasi
norsuistasi
illative
norsuusi
norsuihisi
adessive
norsullasi
norsuillasi
ablative
norsultasi
norsuiltasi
allative
norsullesi
norsuillesi
essive
norsunasi
norsuinasi
translative
norsuksesi
norsuiksesi
abessive
norsuttasi
norsuittasi
instructive
comitative
—norsuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
norsumme
norsumme
accusative
nom.
norsumme
norsumme
gen.
norsumme
genitive
norsumme
norsujemme
partitive
norsuamme
norsujamme
inessive
norsussamme
norsuissamme
elative
norsustamme
norsuistamme
illative
norsuumme
norsuihimme
adessive
norsullamme
norsuillamme
ablative
norsultamme
norsuiltamme
allative
norsullemme
norsuillemme
essive
norsunamme
norsuinamme
translative
norsuksemme
norsuiksemme
abessive
norsuttamme
norsuittamme
instructive
comitative
—norsuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
norsunne
norsunne
accusative
nom.
norsunne
norsunne
gen.
norsunne
genitive
norsunne
norsujenne
partitive
norsuanne
norsujanne
inessive
norsussanne
norsuissanne
elative
norsustanne
norsuistanne
illative
norsuunne
norsuihinne
adessive
norsullanne
norsuillanne
ablative
norsultanne
norsuiltanne
allative
norsullenne
norsuillenne
essive
norsunanne
norsuinanne
translative
norsuksenne
norsuiksenne
abessive
norsuttanne
norsuittanne
instructive
comitative
—norsuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
norsunsa
norsunsa
accusative
nom.
norsunsa
norsunsa
gen.
norsunsa
genitive
norsunsa
norsujensa
partitive
norsuaan norsuansa
norsujaan norsujansa
inessive
norsussaan norsussansa
norsuissaan norsuissansa
elative
norsustaan norsustansa
norsuistaan norsuistansa
illative
norsuunsa
norsuihinsa
adessive
norsullaan norsullansa
norsuillaan norsuillansa
ablative
norsultaan norsultansa
norsuiltaan norsuiltansa
allative
norsulleen norsullensa
norsuilleen norsuillensa
essive
norsunaan norsunansa
norsuinaan norsuinansa
translative
norsukseen norsuksensa
norsuikseen norsuiksensa
abessive
norsuttaan norsuttansa
norsuittaan norsuittansa
instructive
comitative
—norsuineen norsuinensa :

#### Synonyms

* elefantti

#### Derived terms

* aasiannorsu
* afrikannorsu
* intiannorsu
* kuin norsu posliinikaupassa
* merinorsu
* metsänorsu
* norsueläin
* norsukala
* norsukivääri
* norsulintu
* norsun muisti
* norsunheinä
* norsunluu
* norsunnahka
* norsupallo
* norsupyssy
* norsupäästäinen
* norsutauti
* savanninorsu
* sotanorsu

### References

* ↑ Kaisa Häkkinen: "Mursun ja norsun jäljillä", Virittäjä 4/2007 pp. 482–500

### Further reading

* “norsu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03